When it is freezing outside and the sky is grey, it's hard to feel excited about life. This is my confession. I spend a lot of time griping about how much I miss seasons where plants actually grow and I can walk outside with shorts on. Over the years I've learned that one way to transform my winter blues is through cooking.
If I can bring smells into the kitchen that wake me up...sounds that stimulate my appetite and sights of beautifully colored ingredients in front on me, it doesn't have to feel like winter anymore.
The smell of king cake baking in all the grocery stores in Louisiana is one of my favorite winter pick me ups. Not to mention the ever glorious smell of coffee brewing, and surrounding myself with those people who never feel guilty about drinking it all day...
Tomorrow I am going to cook spaghetti and meatballs for my family. Cooking for them (parents, sister, etc.) is often tricky because we all have different food preferences (that's the nice way of putting it). But this is a meal that almost everyone loves. I am going to treat the cooking process as a food/blogging experiment and I am going to document my steps with pictures and explanations of the sensory pleasures. Hopefully it will take me outside of the winter blues and into and inspiring, lively place of warm bubbling sauces and smells of an Italian kitchen ... Stay tuned if you need an escape as well.
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